Stand out memories were that Jon Lords parents were in the balcony near us. Also, Cozy had some pretty hefty pyrotechnics….even up in the balcony they were very hot !
Whitesnake, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 23-12-82
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Gillan, Spider @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 14-12-82
Saxon, De Montfort Hall,Leicester, 21-9-82
Girlschool, Raven, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester, 22-5-82
This was a classic gig for me. As far as i’m concerned Girlschool have always been great. Me & my mates were down the front in the crowd 😉 ( Often i got balcony tickets & would then go downstairs at De Montfort)
Blackfoot, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester, 16-4-82
I feel so lucky to have seen Blackfoot when they were at their prime ! (They were brilliant at Monsters Of Rock ’81 also )
Motorhead, Tank , @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester, 8-4-82
I’m unsure which night was the school bus trip & which was the one my dad drove us to. But, i remember hanging around afterwards & joining a line to meet/get autographs from Motorhead. Strange how things can stand out : I remember i got along to Fast Eddie & his pen stopped working. He squiggled on his boot & got it working again…
Oh yeah, another memory is that whilst at this show i got my first proper boot to the head (actually, my nose & i thought it might have been broken)
Motorhead, Tank , @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester, 7-4-82
Motorhead was the first band that i saw more than once on the same tour. My dad drove us to one show & the other was a school bus trip. I remember my dad saying ” Why would you want to see them more than once ?” Even back then, i just KNEW it would be worth seeing more than once. I mean, you go one show & what if you catch the band on an off night? Or at another venue, the crowd is so much better than others ? Already i was questioning it all….
Slade , @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester, 25-3-82
Slade were a fuckin brilliant live band. This night was just amazing. Really wish i’d managed to see them more…
Iron Maiden , The Rods, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 5-3-82
At the time, Maiden were my favourite band. This show only solidified things for me! The energy up on stage, they’d got the front man they needed, the brilliant crowd. I couldn’t believe they kept coming back for encores. This show was the one i got a really sore neck due to headbanging 😉 Maiden went on to be the band i’d see most live shows of…
Saxon,Limelight, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 4-12-80
Went on a school mini bus trip to this. I stayed up in the balcony, taking everything in. I loved the power of it all.